• Circadian rhythm sleep disorder is a persistent or recurring pattern of sleep disruption resulting either from an altered sleep-wake schedule or an inequality between a person's natural sleep-wake cycle and the sleep-related demands placed on him or her. (minddisorders.com)
  • The term circadian rhythm refers to a person's internal sleep and wake-related rhythms that occur throughout a 24-hour period. (minddisorders.com)
  • Melatonin - a derivative of tryptophan, this neurohormone is produced in the pineal gland during the dark hours of the day-night cycle and binds to receptors (MT1, MT2, MT3) that coordinate the sleep-promoting properties associated with circadian rhythms. (victoryselect.com)
  • This conceptualization is consistent with current holistic views that integrate the structural components of human performance, such as emotional/cognitive/motor processes, and the neurophysiological basis of these structural components. (bindcenter.it)
  • Several studies are conducted to examine the links among emotional, biological, physiological, biomechanical variables and performance process and result. (bindcenter.it)
  • The essence of the applied experimental approach is to control the functional (psycho-emotional) state of a respondent using the registration of complex psychophysiological (physiological and behavioral) responses in the process of completing the socio-psychological questionnaire. (psychologyinrussia.com)
  • Breathing patterns alter physiological, psychological, and emotional processes. (larryberkelhammer.com)
  • The heart's afferent neurological signals directly affect activity in the amygdala and associated nuclei, an important emotional processing center in the brain. (elephantjournal.com)
  • Studies have shown that meditation can influence very deeply the different aspects of an individual's personality - psychological, physiological, and emotional. (project-meditation.org)
  • Psychophysiological indicators of the human functional state in the process of socio-psychological testing ethnic and religious attitudes. (psychologyinrussia.com)
  • Catatonic disorders are a group of symptoms characterized by disturbances in motor (muscular movement) behavior that may have either a psychological or a physiological basis. (minddisorders.com)
  • These existing psychobiological problems could be expected to increase in scale, but could be studied for deviations from 'normal' alpha cycles of 10.4 Hz, with detectable changes in psychological characteristics and mental abilities. (iwarp.com)
  • Research has shown that the healing power of meditation can contribute to an individual's psychological and physiological well-being. (project-meditation.org)
  • Healing power meditation can be classified into three categories - psychological, physiological, and spiritual. (project-meditation.org)
  • Our results provide evidence that the pupillary light response indexes the sensory strength of visual imagery and this work also provides the first physiological validation of aphantasia. (elifesciences.org)
  • Posterior portion of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES responsible for processing visual sensory information. (lookformedical.com)
  • 1. INTRODUCTION T IS THE PROVINCE of natural science to investigate nature, impartially and without prejudice" [I ] . Nowhere in scientific inquiry has this dictum met as great a chal- lenge as in the area of so-called extrasensory perception (ESP), the detection of remote stimuli not mediated by the usual sensory processes. (cia.gov)
  • Furthermore, action potential recordings do not provide information about subthreshold cellular and field potential activity or the activity of smaller neurons that may be coincident with sensory information processing. (jneurosci.org)
  • Alpha Theta training is done in a quiet room with minimal sensory input. (neurofeedback.io)
  • Trauma and Anxiety are a result of inefficient sensory processing. (neurofeedback.io)
  • The regular recurrence, in cycles of about 24 hours, of biological processes or activities, such as sensitivity to drugs and stimuli, hormone secretion, sleeping, and feeding. (lookformedical.com)
  • In recent years, various stimuli were identified capable of enhancing neurogenesis, a process which is dysfunctional in the senescent brain and in neurodegenerative and certain neuropsychiatric diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • In recent years, several studies identified various stimuli capable of enhancing neurogenesis in adults, a process, which is dysfunctional in the senescent brain as well as in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • Six humans after treating activity( one response after occluding the factor-alpha), stimuli will change to the Longitudinal birth for F organs to be the safe images of Neutralization and to act book. (ajw-service.de)
  • This stimulus passes through the nerves, and becomes a self-regulating signal of a gentle breathing rhythm that is transmitted to the brain, and the brain becomes an alpha state after receiving these stimuli. (yosudabikes.com)
  • The architecture of the music, the rhythm and the timbre all created changes in brain processing through stimulation of the auditory pathways. (elixa.com)
  • This happens because additional physiological stimulation comes up from deep sections of the brain to the higher parts of the cortex, activating the brain and preparing it for an intensive work regime. (conceptnow.net)
  • To investigate how illuminance and color temperature in illumination affect the autonomic nervous system and central nervous system in conditions tending to lower physiological activity, and with an ordinary residential setting in mind, we performed an experiment on 8 healthy male subjects. (lookformedical.com)
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) was used as an index of the autonomic nervous system, and alpha attenuation coefficient (AAC) and mean frequency of EEG were used as indices of the central nervous system. (lookformedical.com)
  • LARY_C is a software package, developped in the synchronous, data flow, parallel language SIGNAL, primary dedicated to the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), through the analysis of physiological signals and their correlations: Heart Rate (HR), Arterial Blood Pressure (ABP), breathing, motility and electro-encephalographic activity (EEG). (hal.science)
  • In particular, the research focusses on the transition of cognitive control from an explicit to an implicit process. (mdpi.com)
  • These afferent nerve pathways enter the brain at the area of the medulla, and cascade up into the higher centers of the brain, where they may influence perception, decision making and other cognitive processes (7). (elephantjournal.com)
  • States of increased heart rhythm coherence are associated with improvements in cognitive performance (9). (elephantjournal.com)
  • The GG reflex response to pulses of -8 cmH2O choanal pressure applied via nose mask during early inspiration was quantified repeatedly during relaxed wakefulness, within five breaths of wake-sleep transition (EEG alpha-theta transition) and during REM sleep. (lookformedical.com)
  • When an adult begins to get drowsy, EEG rhythms slow to the theta (4 to 8 Hz) range and finally to the delta (below 4 Hz) range with sleep. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Alpha brain waves are replaced by even slower Theta brain waves. (freezingblue.com)
  • Alpha-Theta for Calming and Trauma Resolution. (neurofeedback.io)
  • Alpha Theta neurofeedback training guides the brain through gentle oscillations between alpha and theta dominant states. (neurofeedback.io)
  • The idea is that memories are accessed during theta dominance that can then be safely processed during alpha modulation. (neurofeedback.io)
  • Theta and alpha refer to different frequency bands of prevalent brain activity. (neurofeedback.io)
  • A session is usually thirty minutes, or multiples thereof, as the brain takes a few minutes to settle before commencing its alpha - theta modulation. (neurofeedback.io)
  • The transitions between alpha and theta dominance are often visible on the EEG monitor, as they appear as 'cross-overs' every few minutes. (neurofeedback.io)
  • Sufficient mental calming before starting alpha theta training helps maximise training effects. (neurofeedback.io)
  • The feedback is auditory, as two different but related soundscapes (e.g. waves vs. waterfall) smoothly transition, indicating to the brain which state is prevalent (alpha or theta). (neurofeedback.io)
  • Neurofeedback Alpha-Theta training can be combined with guided imagery to address and process more complex, specific issues. (neurofeedback.io)
  • In preparation of Alpha Theta training, we recommend Personalised Brain Training based on a qEEG brain map. (neurofeedback.io)
  • Physiological measurement was carried out during a process of 22 minutes of light exposure followed by 20 minutes of sleep in darkness. (lookformedical.com)
  • Photoplethysmography and its application in clinical physiological measurement, Physiological Measurement , 28 (3), R1-R39, doi:10.1088/0967-3334/28/3/R01 . (flutopedia.com)
  • When heart rhythm patterns are coherent the neural information sent to the brain facilitates cortical function. (elephantjournal.com)
  • Neuro-feedback helps normalize brain rhythms and patterns. (project-meditation.org)
  • It was assumed that non-thermal EMF may directly affect ion binding and/or transport, and possibly alter the cascade of biological processes related to tissue growth and repair ( 4 , 6 , 14 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • All biological processes are a function of electromagnetic field interactions. (iwarp.com)
  • the SIGNAL synchronous environment provides the necessary tools to assess the relationships between these rhythms, in order to automatically produce a set of (cardiovascular) parameters related to an event (a PLM). (hal.science)
  • The protein composition of saliva also reflects cellular signal processing that results from day-to-day environmental influences, as well as from acute or chronic stress 9 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Alpha is a state of disconnected relaxation, and represents the core organisational frequency of our cortex. (neurofeedback.io)
  • In 1977, this phenomenon-- the relationship between brain-wave rhythms and the spectrum of the natural Earth ELF (extremely low frequency) signals--became the basis for Itzhak Bentov's Stalking the Wild Pendulum (Dutton, 1977). (iwarp.com)
  • Evidence-based mental training to manage symptoms, self-regulate blood pressure, chronic pain & fatigue, cardiac dysrhythmias, digestion, and many other bodily processes. (larryberkelhammer.com)
  • The brain's alpha wave activity is synchronized to the cardiac cycle. (elephantjournal.com)
  • We analysed the magnitude of the changes on HR and systolic ABP, the ANS behaviour through their activity in high and middle frequencies, the delays between the beginning of cardiovascular perturbations and the movement, and the relations with cortical activation reflected by an augmentation of $\alpha$ activity on the EEG. (hal.science)
  • Effect of rosary prayer and yoga mantras on autonomic cardiovascular rhythms: Comparative study, British Medical Journal , 323 , 1446-1449. (flutopedia.com)
  • This is accomplished as the healing power of meditation brings the brainwave pattern into an alpha state, which is a level of consciousness that promotes the healing state. (project-meditation.org)
  • Our aim is to illustrate the new approach given by LARY_C for the processing of polygraphic recordings, through a clinical application, the nocturnal Periodic Leg Movements (PLM). (hal.science)
  • The Role of Muscle Biopsy in Diagnostic Process of Infant Hypotonia: From Clinical Classification to the Genetic Outcome. (cdc.gov)
  • [ 3 ] noted fragmentation and fallout of alpha rhythm with sleep onset, the appearances of sleep spindles, K complexes and high amplitude slow waves. (medscape.com)
  • The more relaxed the subject, the more pronounced the alpha rhythm, the greater the synchronicity and amplitude. (conceptnow.net)
  • The EEG of an awake and relaxed healthy adult is usually dominated by frequencies between 8 and 13 cycles/second (8 to 13 Hz alpha activity). (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Scientists scrutinized the entire process in order to ascertain whether the whole concept of meditation and its sometimes unbelievable benefits was a hoax, or a profound truth. (project-meditation.org)
  • Therefore, the unambiguous and general exclusion of physiological noise requires novel techniques that are able to temporally resolve signals above 1 Hz. (nature.com)
  • In particular, the alpha rhythm is so placed that it can in no circumstances suffer an extensive interference from naturally occurring signals. (iwarp.com)
  • Imaging techniques used to colocalize sites of brain functions or physiological activity with brain structures. (lookformedical.com)
  • Effect of illuminance and color temperature on lowering of physiological activity. (lookformedical.com)
  • These results suggest that low color temperature light creates a smooth lowering of central nervous system activity, and that low color temperature illumination can be used effectively in a bedroom or other such environment where it is desirable to facilitate lowered physiological activity. (lookformedical.com)
  • the more often, they precede the movement and they are even more important in presence of high $\alpha$-activity. (hal.science)
  • During states of high heart rhythm coherence, alpha wave synchronization to the heart's activity significantly increases (10). (elephantjournal.com)
  • If a relaxed person is told to open their eyes, one observes alpha activity decreasing and an increase in beta activity. (explained.today)
  • Interpreting EEG alpha activity, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews , doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.05.007 . (flutopedia.com)
  • At the level of very calm, relaxed wakefulness, with no signs of directed and focussed attention, almost on the verge of sleep, the rhythm of rest dominates the EEG - the so-called alpha rhythm, from 8 to 12 waves a second. (conceptnow.net)
  • Light flashes interact with brain alpha waves, inducing humans' losses of the ability to concentrate and control feelings. (exclusivepapers.org)
  • Consciously slow and deep breathing is one of the most effective ways to create alpha waves. (yosudabikes.com)
  • From this perspective, music is a process of changing acoustic shapes and forms. (elixa.com)
  • For example, it was shown that in certain states of consciousness (such as meditation) the alpha rhythm strengthens, even by comparison with relaxed wakefulness. (conceptnow.net)
  • This article presents and discusses the hypothesis that the evolutionary origins of sociality are processes of evolutionary divergence (increasing individual diversity) and convergence (symbiosis) that define two oppositely directed vectors of the development of life from its simplest forms. (psychologyinrussia.com)
  • The theoretical and experimental data used to discuss the hypothesis are considered here from the standpoint of the historical evolutionary approach to the processes of formation (evolution) of the uniqueness of the personality and of social interpersonal relations. (psychologyinrussia.com)
  • Alpha wave s are observed when a person is in a state of relaxed wakefulness and are mostly prominent over the parietal and occipital sites. (explained.today)
  • These "smart clothes", "smart underwear", "smart shoes", and smart jewellery collected data that related to affective state and contained or controlled physiological sensors and environmental sensors like cameras and other devices. (wikipedia.org)
  • Each state activates a different part of the salience network, and reflects a mental transition between awake and pre-sleep, or shifting from extra- to intrapersonal based processing. (neurofeedback.io)
  • How to use the mind to improve physiological functioning, health, and well-being. (larryberkelhammer.com)
  • This is based on Dr. Carl Pribram's view of the brain and "the mind", which is that "the mind" is a process which runs parallel to physiological processes within the brain. (elixa.com)
  • The perceptual modality most extensively investigated is the ability of both experienced subjects and inexperienced volunteers to view, by innate mental processes, remote geographical or technical targets including buildings, roads, and laboratory apparatus. (cia.gov)
  • The value of such intense practices is that they allow us to gain mastery and the absolute knowledge that we have the ability to exert voluntary control over mental and physiological processes. (larryberkelhammer.com)
  • The origin of the perception of rhythm can be traced back to the heartbeat that a child receives in the womb. (imedpub.com)
  • Although EEG abnormalities may not have direct primary psychiatric diagnostic specificity, they suggest the presence of other, organic/medical/physiological variables that could contribute to the psychiatric presentation. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Born-again preachers: Step-by-Step, how they conduct a revival and the expected physiological results. (works.org)
  • Rhythm", by its simplest definition reflects the dynamics of musical time. (imedpub.com)
  • From 1991 to 1997, Rosalind Picard and her students, Steve Mann and Jennifer Healey, at the MIT Media Lab designed, built, and demonstrated data collection and decision making from "Smart Clothes" that monitored continuous physiological data from the wearer. (wikipedia.org)
  • PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have processed data from 597 monitoring sessions on 541 patients between June 1, 2001 and 31 May, 2011 based on our database and the detailed summaries of the procedures. (bvsalud.org)
  • All the known data concerning life processes supported the view that life is a purely chemical phenomenon. (tripod.com)
  • Polygraphic recordings analysis, usually visually done, can't provide all the needed information, in particular the relations between rhythms are difficult to extract. (hal.science)
  • The rhythm, frequent alternation of light and shadow, exotic instrumentation, extreme sound loudness, and jumble of sounds specific to rock music in general and punk rock, in particular, destroyed human self-protection mechanisms and self-preservation instincts. (exclusivepapers.org)
  • Compared to HCs, children with CF were found to have lower bacterial richness, alpha-diversity, and a different microbial composition. (cdc.gov)
  • If 200 Hz is played in your right ear, and 190 Hz to your left ear, the difference between these tones (10 Hz) will be experienced as a very relaxing alpha wave . (eocinstitute.org)
  • The pupillary light response is an important automatic physiological response which optimises light reaching the retina. (elifesciences.org)
  • This is not to say that there may not be some aspect of consciousness which operates independently of brain processing, simply that brain processing is crucial to normal everyday experience. (elixa.com)
  • Through the course of his work, he discovered that the timbre, or the tonal quality of the music also greatly affected brain processing. (elixa.com)
  • To check this hypothesis I worked with Professor Viktor Arshavsky, performing numerous psychophysiological studies of the work of the brain during the problem solving process, looking at both right and left hemispheres. (conceptnow.net)
  • 2. Ciradian Rhythms lose their normal synchroniztion with each other (normally the sleep/wake cycle, body temp. (freezingblue.com)
  • Regarding the criteria of clarity and precision, 33 empirical indicators had their operational de nitions reformulated, with Cronbach's alpha from 0.967 to 0.986. (bvsalud.org)
  • The approach is based on an understanding of these processes as a special case of the evolution of interacting systems on the basis of two opposing trends - towards preserving and towards changing the system. (psychologyinrussia.com)
  • It can be said that perceiving rhythm is the ability to master the otherwise invisible dimension, time. (imedpub.com)
  • At the same time, when these students were solving routine tasks, the alpha rhythm diminished, fully in line with Lindsley's chart. (conceptnow.net)
  • The physiological process at this time is that the diaphragm rises, the thorax shrinks, and the gas is pressed out. (yosudabikes.com)
  • This is further expanded upon to look at the current, yet related neurocognitive research of high performance associated with the implicit process of automaticity. (mdpi.com)
  • Historically, the 30-second interval was used because at a paper speed of 10 mm/s, ideal for viewing alpha and spindles, one page equates to thirty seconds. (medscape.com)